If there is any consistency in Texas politics, it’s about taxation. The Republican Party sees it as pure evil — and no, that is not hyperbole. The Texas GOP’s platform advocates for the...
This week, students at UT have hosted day and evening events meant to create awareness and clarify crucial misunderstandings held about Islam as part of Islam Awareness Week at the University.
These...
Students will register for classes for the next two weeks, a process that is difficult enough as it is. But many students will face the additional burden of trying to find an Undergraduate Signature Course,...
Recently, a particularly annoying question has been swirling around campus. “What are your summer plans?” my friends ask. Unfortunately, my answer is often met with judgment. When asked how...
You approach a car dealership. Unable to finance a vehicle, you are turned away. Unfortunately, the dealer failed to mention a loan program that would have allowed you to afford your new car, and, in all...
Earlier this month, a much-shared article on Slate.com brought attention to the latest effort to keep unscientific sex-ed courses in public schools. The article told how school districts in Mississippi...
On April 7, College of Natural Sciences Associate Dean Sacha Kopp unveiled a new initiative meant to promote diversity, improve pedagogy and ensure overall success for incoming freshmen.
After...
Nearly two weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled, in a closely divided case — McCutcheon v. FEC — that political donors have the right to give a certain amount of money to as many...
On March 11, the Travis County commissioners approved a resolution encouraging county staffers to develop a so-called “sobriety center,” a facility where police would send drunk people instead...
At 2 p.m. Saturday, Littlefield Residence Hall will host its annual alumni reunion, which is traditionally known as Lemon Day. The building’s Residence Hall Council, of which I am a member, has spent...
When it was first announced that four of the five living presidents would be coming to UT, the campus was electrified. We were on the brink of a historical landmark, and students would get to see it play...
After a slew of controversies over university research, UT has doubled down on attempting to define and control the line between where a professor’s job ends and their private activities begin. Two...
